Pentax Optio V10

The Pentax Optio V10 is a 8.0 megapixel digicam featuring 3x optical zoom and 3.0" LCD squeezed into an aluminum alloy shell just 19mm thick - Pentax having achieved this feat of miniaturization through a redesigned circuit board and extra-slim battery. Face Detection AF & AE, Digital Shake Reduction and a wealth of automatic scene modes round off the specification. The Pentax Optio V10 will be available from October 2007 with a recommended price of US $249.95, more after the jump.

PENTAX Corporation is pleased to announce the PENTAX Optio V10, a
standard-class compact digital camera that is equipped with a large 3.0-inch LCD
monitor for enhanced usability and easy viewing. The Optio V10 is balanced with
features such as 8.0 effective megapixels, 3X optical zoom and easy operations,
all in a slim, lightweight body.

Main Features:

An ultra-slim body with a sophisticated texture
By using an exclusive slim battery and making the circuit board smaller, it is
possible to realize an ultra-slim body of just 19mm even though featuring large
LCD monitor. High quality aluminum alloy is also used for the outer cover, giving
the camera a sophisticated texture.

Large, 3.0 inch easy viewable LCD monitor
The Optio V10 comes with a high resolution, a 3.0-inch LCD monitor with
approximately 230,000 pixels that enables images and the text to be displayed
largely and clearly. The LCD monitor has a wide viewing angle of 170 degrees
from all directions, making it easy to confirm images, even when looking at the
screen diagonally.

Digital SR(Shake Reduction)
Digital SR (Shake Reduction) mode automatically adjusts sensitivity, to as high as
the ultrahigh sensitivity of ISO 3200 according to the brightness of the subjects,
and effectively reduces camera shakes and subject blurring when photographing
still images. With fast shutter speeds, photography with reduced blurring is
available.

”Face Recognition AF&AE” function that is convenient when photographing portrait
The Face Recognition AF&AE*1 function automatically detects and focuses on
faces, regardless of where the people appear in the photo frame. So, it allows you
to take beautiful photograph of people easily by letting the camera determine the
focus and exposure.*1:Available when the photography mode is “Portrait” and “Natural Skin Tone”, and the camera is directed at people from the
front

Auto Picture mode automatically determines the best photography mode for shooting conditions
The Auto Picture mode lets the camera automatically determines the shooting
conditions for Landscape, Portrait, Night Scene, and Normal modes and choose
the optimum settings for each subject. This function eliminates the necessity of
making a number of individual settings.

3X optical zoom and 4X digital zoom for a maximum of 12X magnification
The Optio V10 features a 3X optical zoom lens with a focal range covering angles
of view equivalent to those of a 36-108mm lens in 35mm format, which is ideal
for a broad spectrum of subjects from landscapes, through memorial photographs,
to portraits. Such zooming power can also be combined with 4X digital zoom to
achieve a total of approximately 12X zoom capability.

High Resolution Images
The Optio V10’s 8.0 effective megapixels and high performance PENTAX lens,
which precisely captures images down to the finest details, realizes to delivers
high resolution photos that look sharp even at large magnifications.